Corset.



G. MACDONALD.

, CORSET. APPLICATION FILED 0051.19 1912.

l Patented Feb. 2%, 1914.

"UHARLOTTE MAQDOIIALD, 0F (JSSINING, NEW YORK.

CORSET.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23st,

Application filed October 19, 19-12. Serial No. 726,697.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLOTTE MACDON- ALD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ossining, in the county of VVestchester and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Corset, of which the following is act description.

My invention has for its object to provide a corset having a plurality of vertical members, which are connected by a plurality of horizontal elastic members, secured to the vertical members, the horizontal elastic members being free from adjacent elastic members, between the vertical members, so that the elastic members may act independently of each other. lhe vertical members are connected by additional members, which are disposed over certain of the elastic members, and limit the movement of the vertical members away from each other. In this way, while the horizontal flexible members will give a woman wearing the corset great freedom of movement, as the horizontal elastic members are free to move relatively to each i other'at'the sides of the corset, where they are free from the vertical members, the corset wi'll, at the same time, afford the desired support. Secured to the sides of the corset, and extending rearwardly, there are elastic members having eyelets at their rear ends which are connected by a lacing, which is disposed over the bottom of the body of the corset, and which serves to hold the bottom of the body of the corset in position at all times.

Additional objects'of the invention will appear in the following complete description, in which the preferred form of the invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views, in which- Figure l is a perspective view, showing how the corset is worn; and Fig. 2 is an elevation, showing one-half of the corset.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that vertical members 5, 6, 7 and 8 are provided, the vertical member 8 having stiffening members therein, which extend substantially to the bottom 9 of the said vertical member 8. There is a resilient stiffening member in the vertical side member 7, which extends down to the point 10. There is also a resilient stifi'ening member in the vertical front member 5, which extends down to its a full, clear, and exbottom 11, which bottom 11 is spaced at all times from the bottom 12 of the front of the corset. The vertical members 6 and 7 are connected together by means of elastic horizontal members 13, which are disposed side by side. At the front of the bottom of the corset, there is a member 1 1, which extends in the direction of the vertical member 7, but which is spaced apart therefrom, this memher only extending upward to the point 15, at the bottom of the vertical member 6.

It will be seen that while the horizontal elastic members 13 are secured to the vertical members 5, 6, 7 and 8, the sides of theelastic horizontal members 13 are free to move relatively to each other. It will also be seen that the member 11 is disposed over and is secured at the forward portions of the elastic members 13 to the front of the corset, which limits the action of the said forward portions of the bottom elastic members 13. The movement of the lower elastic members 13 is also limited by means of bands or straps 16, which are secured to the rear of the members 1 1, to the lower portion, of the vertical members 7, and'to the lower portion of the vertical members 8. In this way while the elastic members 13 at the upper portion of the corsetmay be extended to a considerable degree by the movement of the upper portions of the vertical members 6, 7 and S, away from each other, this is prevented at the lower portion of the corset by the bands 16 and strap l t. The bottom 17 ofthe vertical member '7, extends a distance below the horizontal plane at the bottom of the front of the corset, and also below the horizontal plane at the bottom 9 of the vertical member 8, the horizontal elastic members 13 at the bottom of the corset extending upwardly from the bottom of the vertical members 7 to the bottom of the front of the corset, and also to the bottom 9 of the vertical member 8. There are secured to the bottom 17 of the vertical member 7, elastic members 18, which extend rearwardly, and which have a band 19, provided with eyelets 20 through which a lacing 21 will be disposed, the lacing 21 being also disposed through similar eyelets 20 in a band 19 at the rear of the companion elastic members 18, at the other side of the corset.

- The bands 18, which are disposed over the bottom 9 of the vertical members 8, at the back of the 0.2366t, hold the bottom of the provided, which always serve to hold the bottom of the rear members 8 in position. The two vertical members 8, at the back of the corset, are connected by a lacing 22,

' which is disposed through eyelets The front of the side portions of the corset, at the bottom, are held together by means of the lacing 24, disposed through eyelets 25. The upper portion of the front of the corset held together by means of the usual fasteners 26.

WVhile I prefer to construct the corset with the elastic horizontal members disposed side by side, at certain portions of the corset these elastic horizontal members 13 may overlap each other. This is so at the bottom of tlie corset, where the bottom elastic horizontal members 13 are disposed obliquely relatively to the elastic horizontal members 13.

-My corset gives the wearer the greatestters Patent 1 In a corset, two front vertical members,

two rear verticalmembers, two side vertical.

members which extend below the horizontal plane of the rear vertical members, horizontal'elastic members ,disposed side by side and connecting each of the frontvertical 'members with a side vertical member, and

each side vertical member with a rear vertical member, means for securing the front Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner-'01 Patents,

vertical members together, means for securing the rear vertical members together, and elastic members secured to the side verti- *al members and extending rearwardly around the bottom of the rear vertical members for holding the bottom of the-rear vertical members in place.

In a corset, two front vertical members, two rear vertical members, two side vertical members which extend below the horizontal plane of the rear vertical members, hori zontal elastic members disposed side by side and connecting each of the front vertical members witha side vertical'member, and each side vertical member with a rear vertical member, means for securing the front v vertical members together, means for securing the rear vertical members together,

and horizontal bands spaced apart and secured to the vertical members substantially 3. A, corset having side members extending below the horizontal plane at the bottom of the front of the corset, means for securing. the upper parts of the corset together, independent means for securing to-- gether the lower portions at the front of the corset, stiffening means at the rear of the corset, and adjustable means extending.

around and'free from the rear of the corset,

for connecting the bottom of the side members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses CHARLOTTE MACDONALD.

Witnesses GAYLORD B. HUBBELL, Eowann llfnononnnn.

Washington, D. C. 

